Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Walker's Manioc

Andrena humilis compared with Manihot walkerae

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Walker's Manioc is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Walker's Manioc
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Manihot
Species	Andrena humilis	Manihot walkerae

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Walker's Manioc

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Walker's Manioc
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Walker's Manioc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

The Buff-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena humilis) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.